Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
I'm Black/Ain't Got No (from 'hair'): easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- E minor
- 4/4
- 144 BPM
- i–bIII–i–bIII loop
- 1966
- Easy
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The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany I'm Black/Ain't Got No (from 'hair') without reading music. The left hand plays wobbling tick-tock (broken chord 8-7) and the right hand soft chords.
I'm Black/Ain't Got No (from 'hair') accompaniment in letter notes
The Em – G – Em – G loop with wobbling tick-tock in the left hand and soft chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
How to read the bar sheet
The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.
Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.
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Questions about I'm Black/Ain't Got No (from 'hair')
What are the letter notes for the I'm Black/Ain't Got No (from 'hair') piano accompaniment?
Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is Em – G – Em – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in I'm Black/Ain't Got No (from 'hair')?
The loop is Em – G – Em – G (i – bIII – i – bIII) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.
What key is I'm Black/Ain't Got No (from 'hair') in?
E minor, at about 144 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I'm Black/Ain't Got No (from 'hair')?
Wobbling tick-tock: broken chord 8-7, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I'm Black/Ain't Got No (from 'hair') easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.